Why Every Team Away Day Needs an Emotional Intelligence Workshop

LeverageEQ

10 minutes ago

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Team away days are meant to bring people closer together, spark new ideas and send everyone back to work refreshed. But how often does that energy last past Monday morning?

Too often, an away day becomes a nice change of scene with little to show for it. The quizzes, the long lunch and the strategy slides are all forgotten within a week. Adding an emotional intelligence (EQ) session changes that. It gives your team something practical and personal to take back to their desks.

What is emotional intelligence?

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, and to recognise and respond well to the emotions of others. It shapes how we handle pressure, give feedback, resolve conflict and work together.

Unlike personality, EQ can be developed. With the right insight and practice, people can get better at the skills that make te

ams work well.

Why add EQ to your away day?

1. It gives everyone personal insight

Before the day, each person completes a short online assessment that measures 15 key emotional intelligence skills, including stress tolerance, assertiveness and empathy. Everyone then receives a detailed personal report.

That means the session isn’t generic. Each person learns about their own strengths and blind spots, and that’s what makes the learning stick.

2. It improves how your team communicates

Many workplace frustrations come from misunderstanding rather than bad intentions, such as feedback that lands badly, meetings dominated by the same voices, or tension nobody mentions. An EQ workshop gives your team a shared language for talking about these things openly and constructively.

3. It helps people handle pressure

Deadlines, change and heavy workloads affect everyone differently. Understanding how you respond to stress, and how your colleagues do, helps teams support each other instead of clashing when things get busy.

4. It’s useful at every level

EQ workshops work just as well for leadership teams as for new starters. Leaders gain insight into how they come across and how to bring out the best in others. Newer teams build trust faster. Teams going through change learn to deal with uncertainty together.

5. It makes the away day count

An away day is a real investment of time and money. An EQ session means your team leaves with clear personal takeaways and practical strategies, not just good memories.

What does an EQ workshop look like?

At LeverageEQ, every session follows three simple steps:

Assess. Each participant completes a 20-minute online EQ assessment before the day.
Reflect. Everyone receives a personal 21-page report on their emotional intelligence profile.
Develop. Our expert facilitators lead an engaging, interactive workshop tailored to your team’s goals and your schedule.

The workshop fits easily into a morning or afternoon, leaving plenty of time for the rest of your agenda.

Planning an away day in London?

We work with CCT Venues, whose bright, modern meeting and training rooms in Moorgate and Smithfield make an ideal setting for an EQ workshop. You can book the room, catering and your workshop together, so there’s one less thing to organise.